Veterinarians
Veterinarians diagnose, prevent and treat diseases, injuries and dysfunctions of animals. They may provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in the treatment of a particular animal group or in a particular specialty area, or provide professional services to commercial firms producing biological and pharmaceutical products.
Skill level: Highly skilledCheck your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Veterinarians - from R15 578 to R73 362 per month - 2025.
- A Veterinarians typically earns between R15 578 and R37 614 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R21 546 and R51 419 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Determining the presence and nature of abnormal conditions by physical examination, laboratory testing and through diagnostic imaging techniques including radiography and ultrasound
- Treating animals medically and surgically, and administering and prescribing drugs, analgesics, and general and local anaesthetics
- Performing surgery, dressing wounds and setting broken bones
- Rendering obstetric and dental services to animals
- Participating in programs designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of animal diseases
- Inoculating animals against, and testing for, infectious diseases and notifying authorities of outbreaks of infectious animal diseases
- Performing autopsies to determine cause of death
- Advising clients on health, nutrition and feeding, hygiene, breeding and care of animals
- Providing euthanasia services for animals